diff --git a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
index 3edddb9da0..ffbe8489ff 100644
--- a/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gluster/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
-- name: glusterd service
-  service: name=glusterd state=started enabled=yes
-
 - name: make the datadir
   file: dest={{ datadir }} owner={{ owner }} group={{ group }} state=directory
   notify:
@@ -25,3 +22,5 @@
   notify:
   - restart glusterd
   
+- name: glusterd service
+  service: name=glusterd state=started enabled=yes